41-9132
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FRE 764
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation during a training exercise. Aircraft are, from left to right: B-17E (serial number 41-9022) nicknamed "Alabama Exterminator", B-17E (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", B-17E (UX-?, serial number 41-9017) nicknamed "Heidi Ho", B-17E (UX-V, serial number 41-9013), B-17E (UX-S, serial number 41-9154) nicknamed "The Bat out of Hell", B-17E (serial number 41-9132). Printed caption on reverse: 'B-26340 AC - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 8th Air Force, England on way to bomb targets in Germany. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '92BG B17es used for training at Bovingdon Oct 1942.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned 359BS/303BG Molesworth 21/4/42; 97BG Polebrook 8/42; 92BG Bovingdon /9/42; transferred 418BS/100BG, in take off accident at Burtonwood 24/7/43 on non-operational mission, with Capt Bob Knox, Co-pilot: Lt Col Harry Dungan, Navigator: Ernie Kershaw, Bombardier: Edwin Tabin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: J. Brady, Radio Operator: I. Barchman, ex Navigator: K. McDannell, pass-Lt Bob Wolf, Lt Chas Stuart (9 Returned to Duty); Salvaged NBD 1/11/43.
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